Place of origin Netherlands | Variations Hutspot, Wortelstoemp | |
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Type Side dish or Main course Similar Hutspot, Rookworst, Fatback, Endive, Kale | ||
Traditional dutch recipes for hutspot and stamppot
Stamppot (English: Mash pot) is a traditional Dutch dish made from a combination of potatoes mashed with one or several other vegetables or fruits.
Contents
- Traditional dutch recipes for hutspot and stamppot
- Stamppot andijvie allerhande
- Making stamppot
- Similar dishes
- References
These vegetable pairings traditionally include sauerkraut, endive, kale, spinach, turnip greens, or carrot and onion (the combination of the latter two is known as hutspot in the Netherlands and as wortelstoemp in Belgium). Leafy greens such as endive may be left raw and added to the potatoes only at the mashing stage. Some regional varieties of stamppot are made with fruit and potatoes, such as blauwe bliksem (blue lightning), made with pears, and hete bliksem (hot lightning), made with apples. Pineapple may also be included in sauerkraut or endive stamppot.
Stamppot is usually served with sausage (in the Netherlands often smoked, in Belgium more often fried), julienned bacon, or stewed meat. Other accompaniments include cheese, gherkins, nuts or pickled onions.
It is primarily a cold-weather dish, though some varieties are eaten year-round.
Prepared stamppot can be purchased from shops and supermarkets. It can also be ordered in cafe-style restaurants, but more strict recent regulations about allowed foods in taverns versus restaurants has restricted the custom of offering simple dishes in many Belgian pubs.
The origin of stamppot is unknown, although legend attributes the invention of hutspot to 1574. Using raw leafy vegetables instead of cooking them with the potatoes has not been dated to earlier than 1940.
Stamppot andijvie allerhande
Making stamppot
There are two methods of preparing stamppot, the first being the more modern form:
- Stamppot is prepared by boiling the vegetables and potatoes separately. Once done, the potatoes are added to the same pot as the vegetables and all are thoroughly mashed together. Rookworst, a type of smoked sausage, is the preferred piece of meat to be added to the dish in the Netherlands.
- Stamppot can also be made in a single pot. Potatoes, onions, and the vegetable or fruit of choice are peeled and placed in the pot with the sausage. Water is added, and the mixture is left to boil. After the vegetables are cooked and drained, some milk, butter and salt are added, and the vegetables are mashed together. An example cooked by this method is hutspot.
Lardons (spekjes) are often added for flavoring. It is also common to make a small hole in the top of the mix on the plate and fill it with gravy, known in Dutch as a kuiltje jus (little gravy pit).